I got me a laser cutter, awesome!

Tefal said:
what's that mean? :o

oh a side note, all round pinter's in the case of a zombie/robot apocalypse :p
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A honeycomb bed allows the laser to disperse after it has annihilated what was placed in front of it. It also allows air to be circulated and extracted under the workpiece. A flat bed will simply get scorched, and most probably mark the material on the underside.

And yes I have welcomed out robot overlords, now I need to get the laser tube portable for the zombies. How can I create 20Kv on the move?
 
Need some laser goggles TBH :o

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Can you take a video of some of the lasering?

Am i right in thinking you start off with a bit of plastic or whatever and it gets cut to size? Say, from a cube? :o
 
SideWinder said:
So if i bought a laser cutter, what else would i need? Would i have to be able to draw/use some form of software?
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1st deep pockets.

Unless you want a world of pain with the cheapy Chinese ones, get an Epilog.Made in the USA and act just as printers do. Tube recharges run at £1-2k and machines command a heafty premium even 2nd,3rd hand.

Think of it as a Plotter. Rather then a pen, it has a tiny spot of very powerful light. Whatever vector shapes you draw, it will "draw" or cut them out for you.

I normally design in 2D, then export to 3D to physically test fits and things, before I dump to the laser.

Have a look here to see atypical process... http://www.botbuilder.co.uk/boxbotbirth.html
 
EDIT: Rubbish guess...

But Ah yeah! Knew I'd seen it somewhere but haven't seen a Laser in a while...
 
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That is nice.

/adds to wishlist next to CNC machine, 3D printer and knowledge of how to use them


Last time I even thought about any of the above the price looked too scary for messing about with :(
 
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